Modernization
Op-Ed: How Do You Improve Federal Operations? Mix Cloud and Big Data Analytics
A new approach to data analysis holds huge potential for solving some of government’s thorniest problems.
Digital Government
The Future of Brick-and-Mortar Retailers? Turning Into Data Centers
At least, that's one thing Sears is trying out.
Modernization
NOAA readies a supercomputing boost for hurricane season
With 13 to 20 storms expected, the agency plans a significant improvement in modeling accuracy when new equipment comes online.
Modernization
GSA Softened Some Requirements for Bulk Wireless Buying Program
The agency stepped back on demands to pool minutes and prohibit roaming charges after GAO agreed with complaint from Verizon.
Modernization
Someday, You May Use Bitcoin Without Even Knowing It
Bitcoin bankers have big dreams of reinventing the financial system.
Modernization
OMB Gives Agencies First-Ever Security Guidelines to Protect Smartphones and Tablets
The guidance could create significantly more work for officials, industry insider says.
Modernization
Making the Case for iPads in Every Classroom
Front Row Education makes an adaptive math learning iPad app for K-5 students.
Digital Government
White House Releases New Tools for Digital Strategy Anniversary
Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel says the effort serves as 'a giant permission slip telling government now is the time to innovate.'
Digital Government
What Google's X Lab Is Cooking Up Next
The company's secretive research office working on a number of neat tech innovations
Modernization
Softbank’s Latest Sprint Nextel Offer Includes a Seat on the Board for Uncle Sam
The seat would assuage fears about Chinese equipment suppliers like Huawei which might compromise the nation’s telecom infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
Dissidents Fight Back as Governments Step Up Spyware Attacks
Spear-phishing attempts are just one kind of attack government agents deploy against citizens.
Modernization
For Twitter Users, Two-Step Verification Is Finally Here
The added layer of security will likely help prevent hackings in the future.
Modernization
GSA Inks Bulk Wireless Buying Program With Top Telecoms
The new contracts come on the one year anniversary of the Digital Government Strategy.
Emerging Tech
Massive Catalog of Streaming Government Data Coming Thursday
The list of nearly 300 federal APIs marks the one-year anniversary of the federal digital strategy.
Modernization
Senators Turn Tim Cook's Hearing into an Apple Genius Bar Visit
Sen. John McCain asked Cook why he has to update his apps so frequently.
Modernization
Mobile Data is the New Luxury Good in Southern Europe
The growth of data usage in Europe has slowed down in places where the economy has been hit by the euro crisis.
Modernization
One Year After Launch, Cloud Security Initiative Has Its First Taker
HHS collaborated with Amazon to produce a safety authorization that any agency can reuse to cut procurement expenses.
Modernization
DISA Cancels $45 Million Award to Store Exabytes of Drone and Satellite Images
Competition planned for massive cloud storage contract.
Modernization
250 Million Tablets Will Be Sold in 2013
The tipping point at which tablets become the planet’s dominant personal computing device is nigh.
Cybersecurity